Brief Life History of Thomas
When Thomas Bates was born about 1785, in Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island, British Colonial America, his father, Reuben Bates, was 29 and his mother, Elizabeth Nichols, was 30.
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Reuben Bates
1757–1810
Elizabeth Nichols
1757–
William Bates
1783–
Thomas Bates
1785–
Daniel Bates
1790–1870
Reuben S Bates
1795–1870
John Bates
1797–1862
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Name Meaning
English: variant of Bate with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. This surname is also common in Ireland.
Americanized form of German Betz . See also Betts .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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